wouldn't shout if a shark bit him
To be frugal or miserly.
'Yeah, he's as silly as a two-bob watch. And mean. He wouldn't shout [buy a drink] if a shark bit him.' 'Too right, he's got snakes in his pockets. Anyhow, how's the punting?' 'No
shout
/ʃaʊt/
noun 6verb 5
Collocations
41(noun.)
ADJ
great, loud | low | faint, muffled | distant | sudden | angry, indignant | triumphant | raucous, wild | warning
VERB + SHOUT
give, let out
hear
I heard someone shout my name from across the crowded street.
be greeted with
give sb
I'll give you a shout when I arrive at the station tomorrow.
SHOUT + VERB
echo, go up
Her name echoed as shouts went up from the crowd when she won the race.
PREP
with a ~
She woke her family with a shout when she saw the fire in the kitchen.
~ from
A voice suddenly shouted from the back of the classroom during the test.
~ of
PHRASES
a shout of anger/alarm/pain, a shout of laughter, a shout of victory
(verb.)
ADV
aloud
When the fire alarm went off, everyone in the building shouted aloud in panic.
loudly | hoarsely | hysterically, wildly | angrily, furiously
almost
When I got angry during the argument, I was almost shouting at my friend.
suddenly
back
When the kids started yelling, their father shouted back from the kitchen.
out
VERB + SHOUT
want to | try to
open your mouth to
When she saw the accident, she opened her mouth to shout a warning.
begin to, start to
hear sb
I heard the children shouting excitedly in the playground this afternoon.
PREP
about
The fans were shouting about the unfair decision made by the referee.
above
I had to shout above the music so my friend could hear me at the concert.
after
The children shouted after the ice cream truck as it drove down the street.
at
The angry coach shouted at his players during the halftime break.
for
The crowd shouted for joy when their team scored the winning goal.
to
The teacher shouted to the students to sit down and pay attention.
PHRASES
keep (on) shouting, shout and scream
The children kept on shouting excitedly when they saw the fireworks light up the night sky.
shout at the top of your voice, shout yourself hoarse
By the end of the concert, he had shouted himself hoarse from singing along.
start/stop shouting
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